Is Wesleyan-Holiness theology still relevant for the twenty-first century? Does Wesleyan-Holiness theology-as a vital, experiential, living and breathing theology-still exist? This study of the doctrine of Holiness examines its biblical, historical, and theological foundations, as well as the importance of the holiness life in the twenty-first century. Written with solid biblical evidence and historical insight, Discovering Christian Holiness will supply you with an understanding and awareness of holiness and its breadth, depth, and practicality.

Diane Leclerc is professor of historical theology at Northwest Nazarene University. She received her PhD from Drew University. Diane is the author of two books, including I Am Not Ashamed: Sermons by Wesleyan-Holiness Women, as well as many articles and chapters for various journals, anthologies, and compilations. She is a former pastor and a past president of the Wesleyan Theological Society. She lives in Boise, Idaho, with her husband and their son.

Acknowledgments

p. 9

Foreword

p. 11

Introduction

p. 15

Biblical Holiness

p. 31

How to Read the Bible as a Wesleyan

p. 33

Methodological Questions

p. 35

Guiding Principles of a Wesleyan Way to Read Scripture

p. 40

Wesley's Analogy of Faith

p. 45

The Whole Holy Tenor of Scripture

p. 51

Old Testament Images of Holiness

p. 52

New Testament Images of Holiness

p. 63

Holiness History

p. 75

Holiness in History: Late Antiquity to 1700

p. 77

The Patristic Period

p. 78

The Medieval Period to Wesley

p. 98

Holiness in History: 1703-2000

p. 105

John Wesley

p. 106

Post-Wesley British Methodism

p. 107

18th-and 19th-Century American Methodism

p. 111

19th-Century Holiness Movement: A New Kind of Calvinism

p. 117

The American Holiness Movement: The Methodist "Come-Outers" of the Later 19th Century